GRE Word List
FESTER
rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
The meaning of the word fester is rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tithe | tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe |
| spectrum | colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts |
| espionage | spying |
| mirage | unreal reflection; optical illusion |
| clavicle | collarbone |
| muggy | (of weather) warm and damp |
| pomposity | self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important |
| skeptic | sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism |
| doctrinaire | unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties |
| aquiline | curved; hooked; of or like an eagle; Ex. aquiline nose |
